Instead, instead of (examples, how to use) - Speakspeak

Instead of is a preposition and means 'in place of' or 'as an alternative'. ... Don't forget that a verb coming directly after instead of of must be in the ... Speakspeak|Instead,insteadof(examples,howtouse) Instead,insteadof(examples,howtouse) Home>Grammar&vocabularyresources>Grammarrules>GrammarrulesA-Z>  ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoemailthistoafriend(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonWhatsApp(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTelegram(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonLinkedIn(Opensinnewwindow) Insteadof Insteadofisaprepositionandmeans'inplaceof’or'asanalternative'.Don'tconfuseinsteadofwithinstead(withoutof),whichisuseddifferently. Wecanuseinsteadofinthefollowingways: insteadof+noun I'llhaveteainsteadofcoffee.insteadcoffee insteadof+aname I'llgoinsteadofJack.insteadJack insteadof+pronounyou,us,etc. I'llgoinsteadofhim.insteadhim insteadof+verb+-ing. Hewentaloneinsteadofwaitingforme.insteadwaiting Don'tforgetthataverbcomingdirectlyafterinsteadofofmustbeinthe-ingform:IwanttokeepfitsoIwalkeverywhereinsteadofdriving.insteadofdriveinsteadoftodrive Instead Insteadisanadverbandmeans‘asanalternative’.Wecanuseinsteadatthebeginningortheendofaclause,althoughinspokenEnglishitismorecommonattheend.HolidaysinItalyaretooexpensivesowe'regoingtoGreeceinstead.HolidaysinItalyaretooexpensive.Instead,we'regoingtoGreece.I'mtootiredtoplayfootballtoday.I'mgoingtostayathomeinstead. Speakspeak–yourfreeresource Speakspeak.comisafreesite.Wereachthousandsofteachers,learnersandotheruserseverydayandrelyonthesupportofvisitorstokeepthesiterunning. Youcansupportusbypurchasingworksheetsoroneofoure-books.You'lllearnsomethingandkeepusgoingatthesametime!Thanks. IwanttosupportSpeakspeak ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoemailthistoafriend(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonWhatsApp(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTelegram(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonLinkedIn(Opensinnewwindow) 8Comments Fabian-October1,2017,10:43amReply Whatabout‘insteadfor’?Doesitexistatall? Thiscounts-November13,2019,8:52amReply Iwouldliketoseehowyouuseit,becauseIdomistakenlyuseitalternativelytoreplace‘insteadof’whichIcouldn’tfindanywherejustasyouasked StuartCook-April13,2020,7:40pmReply No,itdoesn’texist.You’reconfusingitwith‘exceptfor’. Kelengbe-March23,2020,8:32pmReply Iusuallyseethisongoogle;“searchresultsfor….insteadfor……” whatdoesthatmean? Evelynrose-March29,2020,11:40amReply Thanksforthetips Anonymous-November15,2020,8:46amReply bothinsteadandinsteadofcanmean“asaalternative”?accordingtoyourdescription. Shwetha-March8,2021,12:09pmReply Insteadofexample Anonymous-December26,2020,9:11pmReply thankyou LeaveaReplyCancelReply Loginsafelywithyourfavouritesocialnetwork: Youremailaddresswillnotbepublished.CommentYoumayusetheseHTMLtagsandattributes:Name Email Website Notifymeofnewpostsbyemail. Δ RelatedPosts Although,eventhoughvs.despite(examples,howtouse)Besides(examples,howtouse)Assoonas:conjunction(examples,howtouse)Elder,eldest(examples,howtouse)Already,yet(examples,howtouse)Just(examples,howtouse)Within(examples,howtouse)Either,neither,both(examples,howtouse)Even(examples,howtouse)Since,for,from(examples,howtouse) Contact|Privacy|About|©2022Speakspeak/StuartCook SendtoEmailAddress YourName YourEmailAddress Cancel Postwasnotsent-checkyouremailaddresses! Emailcheckfailed,pleasetryagain Sorry,yourblogcannotsharepostsbyemail.